War Palace and Knee Pillow, Austria’s Destiny

At this time, the shogunate is facing a very embarrassing situation, which cannot be defeated or escaped. In the eyes of the shogunate, the entire Austrian fleet was like a black iron city, and there was no way to attack it.

But what really made them despair was the typhoon that blew up the day before. A rare typhoon visited Edo Bay, and the entire town of Edo City was complaining about the terrible weather.

But in the palace in the city, Masahiro Abe was dancing like crazy.

"God help me! The divine wind is coming! The divine wind is coming! Shinadu Hikou! Bless your people!"

(Zhinatubigu, the name of the god of wind is taboo.)

At first, the warriors in the city thought the chief veteran was crazy, but soon they understood the current situation and joined the crazy team.

It was night, the lights in Edo Castle stayed on all night, and there was singing and dancing all night long. People celebrated this hard-won victory by changing glasses.

The next day, early morning.

When the typhoon passed through, Edo Castle was in a mess, but the senior officials of the shogunate were in no mood to organize disaster relief. They couldn't wait to get into the cage and want to go to the beach to find out.

(The so-called cage is a Japanese sedan, but the space inside the cage is extremely small. It can only accommodate one person sitting cross-legged. It is more like a torture instrument than a transportation tool.)

Kamikaze has an extremely sacred status in the hearts of the Japanese. The Mongol Empire once swept across the Eurasian continent, but it suffered a disastrous defeat in its eastern expedition to Japan. The losses were no less than the Battle of Ain Jaru (the failed battle of the Mongolian Western Expedition). ).

It was not that the Japanese were more capable than the Mongols at this time, nor that they were more tenacious than the Mamluks, but that a sudden typhoon directly killed the entire Mongolian fleet, and nearly a thousand warships were wiped out in a blink of an eye.

However, there was no word failure in the eyes of the Mongols at that time. After completely wiping out the resistance forces of the Central Plains Dynasty, they once again sent a large army to attack Japan.

This time with the help of the Song Dynasty Navy, the Mongolian Navy was unprecedentedly powerful. However, the day before it was about to land in Honshu, it encountered typhoon weather again.

The two occurrences of "kamikaze" made Japan have a deep affection for this word.

But this time, their wind gods could not shake the black iron city in front of them. The Austrian Imperial Navy fleet still stood in Edo Bay.

For Friedrich and the Austrian Imperial Navy, the wind and waves in Japan were indeed not small, but compared with the murderous waves at the Cape of Good Hope, they could only be regarded as a breeze.

"Master Fengshen! Master Fengshen! Master Fengshen! I don't want to give in! How could this happen?"

At this time, a group of shogunate officials let out an almost desperate roar, and some were even ready to commit seppuku with wakizashi.

At this time, Masahiro Abe suddenly shouted.

"It must be God's will! Japan is destined to open trade to Austria!"

The people around him were a little confused at first, but when they thought of the undefeated legend of "Kamikaze", they immediately understood everything.

Yes, Japan did not lose, they were just following the instructions of Master Fengshen.

If the founding of the country allowed Japan to prosper, then it was the credit of those who followed the oracle. If foreign forces invaded Japan and caused the country to decline, then it was the fault of the evil gods!

After clarifying the responsibilities, the shogunate elders unanimously decided to open trade to Austria.

At the negotiation table, the speed at which these shogunate officials betrayed their country was jaw-dropping. The diplomats brought by Friedrich this time have all been in Southeast Asia for a long time.

So they all feel that they know Asians very well, and each of them is asking for a high price, waiting for the other party to pay back the money.

As a result, the shogunate officials agreed readily, making the Austrian diplomats think there must be some conspiracy.

Friedrich really wanted to fight Japan. After all, he had a great time fighting in the war with Vietnam.

After hundreds of years of stable development, Edo City in Japan has many more wooden buildings than Hue City.

But he did not wait for the challenge of the Japanese navy, but the completely open Edo Bay and a concession under construction.

"It's so boring. Can't they put up a little resistance?"

Friedrich is obviously more interested in war, but now Austria is also in a dilemma. The strong cannot fight, and the weak dare not fight Austria.

"Archduke Friedrich, you should be glad that the shogunate made the right choice. Because they successfully protected those important 'commodities' of the Austrian Empire."

Kagura's answer made Friedrich feel bored and he simply stopped talking.

At this time, Princess Sneka felt a little puzzled, so she asked.

"If the Austrian Empire needs 'slaves', it can be purchased from the Oman Empire. Considering the friendship between the two countries, my father will definitely give a very favorable price."

Princess Sneka inadvertently exposed her little thoughts. She wanted to strive for more benefits for the Oman Empire. After all, black slaves in East Africa were one of their country's top products.

It's just that Franz didn't want black slaves, and the Austrian Empire didn't allow the buying and selling of black slaves.

To put it bluntly, Austria at this time occupied a large area of ​​what would become Tanzania. Even if the Oman Empire wants to hunt slaves, it needs the consent of the Austrians, and if the latter wants black slaves, they can capture them on their own land.

The Treaty of Edo was officially signed, with the following contents:

1. Japan is completely open to the Austrian Empire, and Austrians enjoy the rights to do business, travel, study, and preach freely in Japan.

2. Open thirteen exclusive trade ports, including Edo, Nagasaki, Osaka, Satsuma, Choshu, Aizu, Tosa, Hokkaido, etc.

3. Negotiate tariffs. The shogunate and the vassals have no right to unilaterally set tariffs and must negotiate with the Austrian Empire, which has a veto power.

Ten items in total.

In addition, in the additional terms, the Austrian Empire will conduct unilateral tribute trade with the shogunate every year. The shogunate was allowed to use labor as currency in tribute trade.

At the same time, if any European and American powers or their companies want to use force to open Japan's door, the Austrian Empire should declare war on them within one year to protect Japan's independence.

Later, Friedrich's fleet arrived in Satsuma. The leader of the country, Shimazu Saiyuki, extremely hated foreigners, but he was frightened by the power of the Austrian naval fleet and could only go out of the city to greet him in person.

This time Friedrich planned to go ashore for fun, so he found the sedan that had been plundered in Hue from the warehouse.

The sedan is made of gold and jade, which is extremely luxurious. After all, this was once the sedan of the King of Vietnam.

The bearers were served by the newly surrendered Hawaiian natives. These natives did not know that surrender was an option in the war until they encountered the Austrians.

In fact, in previous wars between tribes, the losing side would be eaten with honor instead of being treated as slaves, or let the tiger go home.

These natives were grateful that Friedrich did not order them to be eaten. They were actually afraid of this "little man" who seemed to be weak.

Because those warriors who are more terrifying than them are in awe of it, and can even subdue those terrifying black beasts.

The native Hawaiians of the time believed that the boat was some kind of creature.

In this way, Friedrich sat and was carried out of the City of Steel by eight men who looked as majestic as "The Rock" Johnson. Shimazu Saiki, who was still making harsh words before arriving, was worse than his son. He directly I was so frightened that I peeed and pooped.

(Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is actually of Polynesian descent.)

"Master Slippery Ghost! Don't eat me! Master Slippery Ghost! Don't eat me! Master Slippery Ghost! Don't eat me!"

Seeing the virtuous behavior of the king, the other attendants lowered their heads. They completely connected Friedrich and his group with Hyakki Yakou.

In contrast, Shimazu Saiki's son Shimazu Saibin was much better than him. After seeing the Austrian fleet in Edo, he immediately returned home to think about countermeasures.

Shimazu Saibin, as a master of orchid studies in Japan at that time, was the one who suffered the greatest impact from the Austrian fleet. Because he had previously thought that the most advanced country in the world was the Netherlands, he had always sought to imitate the Netherlands in establishing new armies and schools.

However, the appearance of the Austrian Imperial Navy made Shimazu Qibin realize that he was just a fool. Even if the entire Japan became Dutch, it would be impossible to defeat this powerful enemy in front of him.

After thinking hard to no avail, he picked up the brush he had not used for a long time and wrote the name of the Great Austrian Empire over and over again on the rice paper.

Soon Shimazu Qibin discovered some strange things, big, Austrian, ground, and profit?

So he quickly found a Dutch scholar who was friends with him and asked the ruler of the Austrian Empire what he liked to do.

The Dutch scholar adjusted his glasses, took out a notebook and pretended to flip through it.

"Oh, here. So says the Habsburg family motto.

‘Bella geran talii, tu felix Austria nube, Nam quae Mars aliis, dattibi regna Venus. ’

If translated into your country's language it means letting others fight the war, you, lucky Austria, go get married! What the God of War can give to you, the God of Love can also give to you.

To put it into something you can understand, it means they like marriage, and then"

Before Shimazu Qibin could finish what the Dutch scholar said, he clapped his hands and said, "Great! I have a solution!"

Looking at the back of Shimazu Qibin hurriedly leaving, the Dutch scholar muttered.

"I'm not finished yet."

Friedrich wandered around the city aimlessly, looking a little bored.

After all, it was as if a "ghost" had really entered the "village" at this time. The townspeople in the city were hiding at home, and then blocked all kinds of gods and Buddhas at the door, silently chanting sutras and kowtowing, in order not to be caught by "ghosts". Go ahead and eat it.”

At this time, a Japanese standing with a sword suddenly appeared. Friedrich suddenly became interested and wanted to find out.

Several retainers loyal to Shimazu Saibin hope to take the young master away to avoid the fate of being eaten by "evil ghosts".

However, Shimazu Qibin did not appreciate it. He pushed away the retainers who blocked him and walked towards Friedrich's team.

In a very nervous situation, Shimazu Saibin babbled a lot to Friedrich in Dutch with a very strong Kagoshima dialect, but no one could understand him.

Friedrich looked at Kagura behind him, who could only get off the carriage and walk to Shimazu Saibin.

"Sir, why don't you use Japanese? Your Dutch is really not that good, and they speak German."

Shimazu Qibin was not afraid when he saw those strong men who were as strong as evil spirits, but when he saw Kagura, the miko, he was frightened.

In fact, Shimazu Qibin's good idea was to marry his adopted daughter to the Austrian country, but what he didn't know was that the Austrian Empire was monogamous.

Of course, after learning this, Shimazu Saibin became even more excited. He tried his best to promote a marriage, so that the Satsuma Domain's status in Japan would be more consolidated, and he would not even have to look at the shogunate's face to live.

The accompanying Austrian officials thought it was outrageous, but Friedrich thought it was a good suggestion. After all, for the sake of the family, he could marry an Arab, and Franz might also marry an Asian.

As long as it has royal status and is beneficial to the empire, it doesn’t matter! In fact, Friedrich wanted to see how Franz would react.

Kagura made another suggestion. Because the Austrian royal family did not have a prince (grand duke) of suitable age at this time, he could first enter the Austrian Imperial Royal Women's Academy to study.

Shimazu Qibin naturally regarded this so-called Royal Women's Academy as the "big Austrian", and naturally agreed immediately.

(During the Edo period in Japan, Ooku was the residence of the Tokugawa shogun's biological mother, children, main wife (Odaishu), side rooms, and female officials (called "Oku no Naka").

Another meaning of Ooku refers to the "harem" of the Tokugawa shogunate, where the maids and concubines lived.

In Da'ao, all men except the general are not allowed to enter. All the maids, from the royal wife to the lowest maid, are all beautiful women. )

The person Shimazu Saibin chose was the famous Atsuhime (also known as Princess Yoichi) in history. The latter was considered one of the few female politicians during the turbulent period of the Tokugawa period.

Japanese historians highly praise her and call her one of the greatest women in modern Japanese history. They have always described her as an outstanding woman who is beautiful, intelligent, far-sighted, and resourceful.

Although the photos in her old age are a bit ugly, according to legend, she was known for her beauty and wisdom as a girl.

(This book is described according to legend.)

Atsuhime's appearance should not be expressed at first, but her courage alone is very admirable. Those Japanese samurai who usually show off their power would run away when they saw Friedrich and his party.

Atsuki just followed the team naturally. She didn't cry or make a fuss, and she didn't waver even if she had to leave her hometown thousands of miles away.

This is the first time Kagura admires a Japanese woman other than herself, but she will not pity such people because everything is for "justice."

Friedrich's last stop was Choshu, and I have to say that Maori's level of respect for his relatives was infinitely better than that of Shimazu Saiki (Shimazu Saibin's father) next door.

Not only did there not appear the ugly appearance of feces and urine, but the integrity of the man in armor was appreciated by Friedrich.

Maori Jingqin invited Friedrich to watch a traditional Japanese wrestling performance in the arena, but Friedrich said he couldn't understand.

(Japanese traditional wrestling performance is not grand sumo wrestling, but a kind of performance wrestling that will make you suffer from embarrassment and cancer)

The latter took out the Hungarian specialty wine "Bull's Blood" and asked the former to taste it. The Japanese daimyo felt very shocked, but he still resisted drinking it.

The Bull's Blood at that time was not just a gimmick, but actually mixed with bull's blood. You can imagine how powerful this wine was.

But Maori Jingqin gritted his teeth and drank it. After all, he had never heard of anyone in Japan who dared to be rude in front of the Austrian Imperial Army.

Later, Mori Jingqin invited his grand sumo to compete with the Austrian naval soldiers, and Friedrich asked his soldiers to dance with the samurai of the Choshu clan.

When both parties were getting drunk, a fourteen-year-old boy stood up and said he wanted to see the power of the Austrian navy. After getting Maori's permission, Friedrich ordered his fleet to attack the largest building of the Choshu clan. Shooting in Haiphong City.

Under the continuous bombardment of naval guns and rockets, it only took a quarter of an hour to level the castle that the Choshu clan had spent hundreds of years building.

After seeing this scene, Mori Jingqin became more and more respectful to Archduke Friedrich.

The child who suggested that Friedrich bombard his castle was also promoted to sergeant by Maori Jingqin to participate in the feudal government.

This year Yoshida Shoin was fifteen years old.